Ellen Degeneres Vows to Help Angela Martin Get Signed – VIDEO

By On 02/19/2010 · 87 Comments · In AI Season 9, American Idol

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Beleaguered Idol reject, Angela Martin, dropped in to chat with Ellen Degeneres on her talk show this morning.

Girlfriend has had some bad luck, missing a spot in the Idol Top 24 by a hair is the least of it.

After Angela performed “Superwoman”, I’m not gonna lie, I teared up a little when Ellen sprung a surprise–Kara DioGuardi is going to produce and write a song for Angela. “We’re going to get you a record label” promised Ellen…

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  • St.Lucia

    This bothers me.

    First, if Angela was “so great” then why didn’t she make the Top 24 originally? This is like giving her a crappy consolation prize. “I’m sorry you didn’t make the Top 24, but I feel so sorry for you and your horrible life, we are going to have Kara write a crappy song for you and get you a record deal because you didn’t make the Top 24 and we really think you should have.” What the hell. It also bothers me that Ellen(and I love Ellen) decided to put her on her TV show because she was so upset about her not making it. What a burn to all the other contestants with equally as bad of sob stories and way more talent. What’s more special about Angela? That she was rejected more times? That her sob story was more upsetting than others?

    Fact of the matter is, she’s a contestant on American Idol who didn’t make it. It better be one heck of a song because she doesn’t even have a fan base following her, and people who casually watch Idol aren’t going to have a single clue who this person is. Idol contestants, winners or losers, have a hard enough time being successful after the show is over. How do you expect her to succeed when she doesn’t even have a remote fan base? If she was at least on the show she would have made some fans that would have hopefully translated into some album sales whenever she exited the show. It would have at least been a start.

    But now here she is some Idol reject who everyone feels bad for. yes, Angela can sing, but she’s not the next Mary J, and she’s honestly nothing that I haven’t heard before.

    Good luck to her, because she’s going to need it.

  • Sq

    It’s not about the “sob” story – it’s about the pluck to take a hit and keep on trying.

    The girl sings as well as most folk on the radio so why not give her a shot? I just hope Kara can write something decent for her…

    Go Ellen!

  • stingray11214

    OK, folks, it is time for a reality check.

    1) Anyone that believes that the judges make the decisions on American Idol needs their head examined. The PRODUCERS make the choices. The judges are there for entertainment purposes only.

    2) If this was a competition about singing, Ellen would NOT be on it. In fact, you would have a major upheaval in judgeship. The panel would be replaced by highly trained professionals who knew about concert and live performance.

    3) If this was a competition about singing, the tryouts would NOT have TV people doing the auditioning. Crackpots would NOT get through, and you would have a very different dynamic.

    4) Ellen is doing AI to settle a lawsuit with the RIAA. Remember, AI exists, in the words of Simon Cowell, to “find artists that Sony wishes to sign.” Before she signed on to Idol, the RIAA was filing suit against her for copyright infringement, because many songs that were on her show, she did not pay the poper royalties. Notice that the lawsuit was quietly dropped after she signed on to do Idol? It is part of the settlement with Sony. Basically, she is working for free and pushing Idol’s artists on her show. She signed a contract with FOX that basically will pay off the rest of that settlement with the other RIAA labels.

    5) Yeah, Angela is getting a “contract”. That means nothing. It could be a contract where she releases an EP and nothing else. Or, more likely, she will be like Josiah Leming, where the label will “grind” her for two or three years, then put her out there. But, I can guarantee that there will be no immediate impact for her.

    6) Again, if Idol was a game show that conformed to the Communications Act of 1959, Ellen would NOT be allowed to have Idol contestants on her own show. Nor would the judges be permitted to do ANY interviews. They would also have to have an independent auditor tabulating, certifying, and then POSTING the vote totals. This is a scripted TV program that happens to be about a singing competition.

    Finally, American Idol is a MARKETING operation for 19E to break their artists. Angela just does NOT fit their marketing strategy.

    Again, all of this on “Ellen” was to offer the dramatic and for the ratings. Nothing more, nothing less.

  • zoya

    1) Anyone that believes that the judges make the decisions on American Idol needs their head examined. The PRODUCERS make the choices. The judges are there for entertainment purposes only.

    2) If this was a competition about singing, Ellen would NOT be on it. In fact, you would have a major upheaval in judgeship. The panel would be replaced by highly trained professionals who knew about concert and live performance.

    While it’s a valid point that Ellen isn’t a musician, I still believe the judges have a big say in who goes through. If nothing else, I assume Simon’s ego is way to big to only be a muppet and read what the producers tell him to.

  • Parabola

    I think the judges have a say in who makes the Top 24, but the only say? Definitely not. It is a TV show and the producers have their favorites as well, like on any sitcom or drama, and it’s doubtful their wishes are going to go completely ignored.

  • oceana

    1) Anyone that believes that the judges make the decisions on American Idol needs their head examined.

    Tell us how you really feel.

  • carolinacharms

    One of the best moments in the history of the Ellen Show. Period! Bar none. Magical! Fabulous! I loved every, single second of it. From the interview, to Angela’s dynamic and powerful performance, to the heartfelt embrace. Words cannot describe. This made my evening!!!

  • Pixie Baker

    stingray11214:
    02/20/2010 at 2:28 pm

    OK, folks, it is time for a reality check.

    This all is said with such certainty……I always thought the ins and outs of Idol were kind of kept in secret……….

  • Elizabeth Lemon

    What is this rubbish about it being a tough season and that there were just so many good people this year – we couldn’t possibly fit you in Angela! Uh… yeah.

    You can’t tell me that someone as mediocre as Janelle Wheeler is better than this girl. There were plenty of spots that could have gone to her. Not feeling this season at all. Producers wanted their dramatic moment of telling her that her hopes were, once again, crushed and in return picked a few average singers whom they know won’t make it far. Poor Angela… I hope this is sincere and Kara writes her a great song.

  • SybilTrelawney

    I’m glad they did this for Angela — although getting a song from Kara could be a curse as much as a blessing! Let’s hope its not “No Boundaries to the Suckitude II.”

  • mitchellvii

    Ok, and this girl DID NOT make the Top 24, why? Clearly on of the BEST vocalists EVER on that show and she doesn’t even make the top 24? Instead they put through that HORRID SCREECHY BLACK COUNTRY SINGER?

    Good lord, I have NO IDEA.

    I had Angela picked to easily go Top 10.

    The judges are INSANE.

  • Ptnyc34

    stingray11214, Thanks for giving us all a reality check that was totally unnecessary. Maybe you need a reality check since you seem to be under the impression Ellen did this for ratings. LMAO! That’s hilarious!! Like Angela Martin, a girl who wasn’t selected for the top 24 on American Idol is going to be a huge boost in ratings for Ellen. Sorry, I don’t think so, that’s why they book A list actors and musical performers during sweeps. Big name stars bring in bigger ratings, Angela Martin does not! Ellen’s show has always been about making people feel good. Giving Angela even the smallest opportunity to get her foot in the door of the music industry fits with the theme and format of Ellen’s show. Don’t get it twisted.

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